Bill and Ben: The Flowerpot Men - The Potato Man British show for young children first shown as part of the ‘Watch with Mother’ strand. First transmitted on the BBC on the 4th October 1953. Flowerpot Men voices by Peter Hawkins (Peter Hawkins also provided some of the Daleks 'voices' on Doctor Who in the 1960's)
In the Public Domain under the UK 50 year broadcast copyright laws.
Reviewer:rasputin2
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November 2, 2012 Subject:
accent.
This lady has the kind of posh upper-class accent--- Received Pronunciation---- that not too many English people use daily anymore.
Reviewer:Meatpies
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November 10, 2008 Subject:
I agree
This was very cute and simple.
I wish kids could enjoy cute and simple again.
Reviewer:Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan
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November 9, 2008 Subject:
Very cute!
I watched this yesterday and it was very cute. I was born in 1990 but this kinda show is timeless. Indeed, anyone born before 1992 will love seeing a show from before TV got disgustingly "politically correct". The modern BBC could learn a lot from these old gems.